The Paddock is a long stand at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that is in the middle of the outside of the front straight. It has several sections:

* There is an upper deck called the Paddock Penthouse. It has a roof. The bottom (front) row is A and the top row is M.

NOTE: The Penthouse level was rebuilt in 2016 and an upper level was added. I will update information on this new area as soon as I can. The bleachers have been replaced with new Stadium-style chairs!

I've added a photo below to show you the new layout. Also, there are now elevatorsto take you up!

* There are two rows of metal chairs below it called the Penthouse Press Box. These seats do not extend south of the Start/Finish Line. They have a roof and is protected from the wind, which might be bad on a hot daywhen you want a breeze. They have rows A & B.

* The Paddock seating is divided in two. -- The bottom section rows (B-T) closest to the track are the Paddock Box seats. -- The upper rows (P_VV) under the penthouse, are called Paddock Sections.

Lettering of rows begins at the bottom with "B" and progresses up to "VV"excluding II

The Paddock offers views of the pits, the finish line and the award presentationafter the race is over.

There is a big screen TV hanging over Gasoline Alley, and one located over the Tower Terrace near the Pagoda Tower.

In the map above, the left side is to the south. This is where the section or box numbering begins. The Paddock ends at the far right.The vertical lines you see in the stands are aisles. There are two sections or boxes between aisles.

The paddock was originally built in 1911; it became a steel-and-concrete structure in 1946.The current version was built as a double-decker section in 1961, enlarged in 1977 andrenovated from 1995 to 1998 and again in 2016.

The photo above shows what the Paddock Penthouse now looks like after the renovation in 2016. See how it has a new 3-row deck above?